All the money in the world: how the Forbes 400 make-- and spend--their fortunes

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From Wall Street to the West Coast, from blue-collar billionaires to blue-blood fortunes, from the Google guys to hedge-fund honchos, All the Money in the World gives us the lowdown on today richest Americans. Veteran journalists Peter W. Bernstein and Annalyn Swan delve into who made and lost the most money in the past twenty-five years, the fields and industries that have produced the greatest wealth, the biggest risk takers, the most competitive players, the most wasteful family feuds, the trophy wives, the most conspicuous consumers, the biggest art collectors, and the most and least generous philanthropists. Incorporating exclusive, never-before-published data from Forbes magazine, All the Money in the World is a vastly entertaining, behind-the-scenes look at today's Big Rich. From the Trade Paperback edition. Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- pt. 1. What it takes -- 1. Education, intelligence, drive -- 2. Risk -- 3. Luck-- and timing -- 4. Winning is everything -- pt. 2. Making it -- 5. Blue collar billionaires -- 6. West Coast money -- 7. Entertainment and media -- 8. Beyond Wall Street -- pt. 3. Spending it -- 9. Conspicuous consumption -- 10. Heirs -- 11. Family feuds -- 12. Giving it away -- 13. Power and politics -- Afterword : Money and happiness -- Appendix : The Forbes 400, 1982-2006 -- Notes -- Index.